
Open Dental 26.1 is now stable! New features include ODTouch 25, custom insurance history categories, HTML billing emails, and much more.

SOFTWARE UPDATE: Version 20.1 has been released as Stable, implementing 15 features requested by our users. Watch the video and read the version highlights here.

As you re-open your practice, learn about the tools in Open Dental to help screen your patients, fill your schedule, update your fees, and more.

Improve your efficiency when working in Open Dental with these quick ways to move around and maximize each keystroke and click.

You are likely only seeing patients for emergency treatment right now. Here are some more ideas for things you can be doing now so you’ll be poised and ready to welcome your patients back.
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Manual eligibility checks are slow and error-prone. DentalXChange’s Eligibility AI now writes verified benefit data directly into your system, no retyping required.

Dentists connected to the ADA Dental Experience and Research Exchange™ (DERE) through Open Dental now have even more ways to gain insights into their practices. With the release of two new DERE reports, including its first financial report, participants can access more easy-to-understand data about their practices’ performance.

COVID-19 has changed many aspects of our work, but the biggest change has been to workplace flexibility. See how this extends to staffing, and how you can capitalize on it.

Intraoral sensors are some of the most widely used and vital pieces of dental technology is your practice. Learn which sensors are recommended (and which to avoid), and some great troubleshooting steps.

Learn what essential information (and imagery) you should make sure to include in your general or specialty practice website.

Learn when you should file a medical insurance claim instead of a dental insurance claim, and when you would file the medical claim as primary and the dental claim as secondary.